Staff Reporter The notorious Russian mercenary outfit, formerly known as the Wagner Group, has taken control of Mali's...
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Ugandan Court Rejects Petition to Repeal Controversial Anti-Gay Law
Staff Reporter Uganda's Constitutional Court has delivered a verdict that refuses to repeal a highly contentious...
Mogadishu: Car bomb kills eight soldiers at military base
A car bomb has exploded at the gates of a military base in Mogadishu, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 14....
Mauritius: Government declares emergency over oil spill from grounded ship
Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius have stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves to...
Mali: President Keita appoints Constitutional Court judges to ease crisis
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appointed nine judges to the Constitutional Court by decree as part of a...
Coronavirus: South Africa cases pass half million mark
More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health...
Mali’s President appoints ministers to end the ongoing political crisis
A new "restricted" government comprising six members has been formed in Mali and tasked with solving the country's...
Tanzania: Election race heats up as Tundu Lissu returns
Prominent opposition leader and presidential hopeful Tundu Lissu has returned to Tanzania to a rousing welcome, three...
Kenya and Nigeria are leading Africa’s push to start taxing Silicon Valley’s global tech giants
Internet use across Africa skyrocketed from 2.1% in 2005 to 24% by 2018—the highest growth rate globally. That growth...
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
Ethiopia's prime minister said on Tuesday his country, Egypt, and Sudan reached a "major common understanding which...
Statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes decapitated in South Africa
A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in Cape Town, South African National Parks said on...